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Building an inclusive workforce requires leading by example, say Intuit VPs
At the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing, woman from across the world gather to not only advance women in the technology industry, but also dive into the details of their work, as attendees represent a wide range of industries and technology backgrounds. Intuit Inc., a finance and accounting software company, maintains a strong ...
ROAR for Good prevents violence against women via tech and education
Personal safety company ROAR for Good Inc. was founded on the stated objective of preventing violence toward women through an education initiative as well as a technology product. A few years ago, the company released Athena, a wearable designed to make automatic emergency calls in dangerous situations. From the hardware and cellular service to a partnership with an emergency response ...
How APIs drive IT departments to be more business oriented
Today’s technology companies are shifting the focus of information technology departments from just the tech to broader business objectives by providing turnkey solutions that abstract away the technical complexities, especially through application programming interfaces. The widening portfolio of on-demand solutions as a service can empower IT practitioners by freeing up more of their time to be involved in ...
Why NetApp is making Amazon, Microsoft better
A strategy of continuously leaning into trends that otherwise would have ended its way of doing business is what allowed data management company NetApp Inc. to remain at the forefront of enterprise computing technology for 25 years, according to NetApp Founder and Executive Vice President David Hitz (pictured, left). It started with supporting virtualization and now extends ...
NetApp positions itself as hybrid-cloud authority, including cloud-native solutions push
Well known for its data storage hardware solutions, NetApp Inc. is conveying a strong message around being the authority in hybrid-cloud computing by leveraging decades of experience with on-premises infrastructure. Its ONTAP storage operating system was a first step toward bridging its hardware data storage solutions into cloud environments. “You use all the same tools, all the ...
Data privacy policy just as important as the security measures protecting it
A lot of emphasis has been placed on data security from hackers or ransomware, but the latest data governance regulations also set provisions around privacy and access to the data. The common misconception that data security and data privacy are synonymous is simply not the case, especially in the healthcare industry, where often times organizations don’t ...
NetApp seeks to alleviate data inertia roadblock with Data Fabric
The inertia associated with large data sets has been problematic for software developers and operational practitioners looking to optimize performance or cost in their infrastructures. One recent initiative from data management company NetApp Inc., called Data Fabric, enables these historically large, high-inertia data sets to become highly mobile, giving more power to companies to do what’s right for their ...
Why data storage demands are exploding in healthcare sector
The healthcare industry regulations on data retention and security, such those set in the European Union General Data Protection Regulations, or GDPR, coupled with an explosion of new sources of data within hospitals and clinics from a range of medical devices is creating a data storage challenge. Cerner Corp., a healthcare information technology supplier, is constantly looking to ...
NetApp makes push to address hybrid cloud use cases
Traditional data center solution providers are feeling the pressure to adapt to modern architectures as the industry shifts toward cloud and hybrid cloud environments. NetApp Inc., historically a storage infrastructure company, is making a push to modernize its product portfolio to include cloud offerings with its Data Fabric offering that facilitates data mobility across hybrid ...
How NetApp seeks to drive innovation in flash storage market
Legacy computing company NetApp Inc. may not be the first to come to mind for the latest in technology innovation, but its experience and faithful customer base allows it to leverage its way to the forefront of new markets. One of the areas where NetApp is looking to drive innovation is in the flash storage market, where its know-how in traditional storage systems is ...